Orpheum Welcomes SPRING AWAKENING, 11/13

The 2010 - 2011 National Tour of SPRING AWAKENING is coming to Memphis on Saturday, November 13th.  The 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical featuring, "The most gorgeous Broadway score this decade," (Entertainment Weekly) will play the Orpheum Theatre for one performance only, during this limited engagement. 
 
Tickets for SPRING AWAKENING are on sale now and prices range from $25-$85 (plus any service charges). Tickets can be purchased at the Orpheum Theatre Box Office (901-525-3000) or Davis-Kidd Booksellers and at all Ticketmaster centers (901-743-ARTS).  For additional information or to purchase tickets online, please visit the Orpheum Theatre's website at www.orpheum-memphis.com Just as on Broadway, the tour will feature a limited number of on-stage seats available for purchase.
 
Based on the 1891 Frank Wedekind play, the landmark musical is a stirring combination of sexuality, morality and rock & roll that is captivating audiences across the nation like no other musical in years. SPRING AWAKENING features an award-winning and evocative story with a score by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater, and original direction and choreography by Michael Mayer and Bill T. Jones, respectively.
 
Broadway direction and choreography will be recreated by Lucy Skilbeck and Bill T. Jones. Set design is by Christine Jones, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kevin Adams and sound design by Brian Ronan.
 
Set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late 19th century Germany, SPRING AWAKENING follows a group of young students as they navigate through teenage self-discovery and coming of age anxiety. A powerful celebration of youth and rebellion the New York Times raves, "Broadway may never be the same."
 
The Broadway production opened on December 10, 2006 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The original cast recording of SPRING AWAKENING won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. Originally produced by Ira Pittelman, Tom Hulce, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and the Atlantic Theatre Co., the 2010 - 2011 National Tour of SPRING AWAKENING is produced by NETworks Presentations, LLC.
 
SPRING AWAKENING contains mature themes, sexual situations and strong language. For additional dates and more information visit: www.springawakeningontour.com 
 
NETworks Presentations, LLC (Producer).  Founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig and Scott Jackson, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions. Previous productions: Oliver!; Little Women starring Maureen McGovern; Jekyll & Hyde; Kiss of the Spiderwoman; Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson; Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall; The Light in the Piazza; My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh; Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!; Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake; Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; Annie; Hairspray; The Wizard of Oz and many others. Joining returning hits Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific this season are Joyful Noise's production of Handel's Messiah Rocks, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Blue Man Group National Tour and The New 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables.

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